The names of five more honorees have been engraved on pavers surrounding the 9/11 Memorial Fountain in Journal Square, and a ceremony was held last night to salute them.

“It’s a great way to bring attention to the 37 Jersey City residents who are listed on the fountain,” said Circle of Honor founder Pat O’Melia, referring to the city residents who died in 9/11.

About the Circle of Honor, O’Melia, who came up with the idea with Jersey City Mayor Glenn Cunningham before Cunningham died, said: “It includes people from all walks of life, and it recognizes the people who made Jersey City a great place to live.”

The five new honorees are: local historian Leon Yost; the noted actor Nathan Lane, a Jersey City native; the late educator and councilwoman Willie Flood; Pfc. LeRoy DeRonde III, a Jersey City native who was killed in Afghanistan in May; and civic leader George Hogan.

“It’s an honor,” Yost told The Jersey Journal about his induction. “I was surprised to get the call because I felt like I was no more deserving than other residents.”

LeRoy DeRonde II, the father of the deceased soldier, had tears in his eyes during the ceremony.

“We wanted him known as a hero, but we never expected anything like this,” he said about his son’s posthumous induction into the Circle of Honor. “It makes me feel even prouder of him. His name will be remembered forever.”

“My stepdaughter was in Building 7 and we had no idea if we would see her again,” said Lopez. Her stepdaughter survived.

Richardson talked about the sense of community in the weeks following the tragedy.

“It seems as if we got together as a family that day,” Richardson said. “I’m hoping on this Sept. 11 that we will remember how it was and do it all over again.”

The event ended on a rough note when a passer-by accidentally kicked over some candles that had been placed on DeRonde’s paver, causing one of his family members to erupt in anger. Police quickly broke up the tussle that ensued.